grounding
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During World War II, Allied forces took to the skies to bomb many of Germany’s oil refineries, grounding Nazi fighter planes and dealing a devastating blow to Adolf Hitler’s tanks and ground troops in Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Notably, Claudia Moloney-MacDonald had an early try chalked off for a knock-on in the grounding.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Aqel, grounding her food in Jordan while absorbing techniques from around the world.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Thankfully, you had a good grounding in financial education from your parents and, probably most helpful of all, they led by example.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
I waited until we got back to the house before asking my parents to delay the starting date of our grounding.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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